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Recently voted "The Best Humor Site in America That I, Personally, Write," The Byronic Man is sometimes fiction, but sometimes autobiography. And sometimes cultural criticism. Oh, and occasionally reviews. Okay, it's all those different things, but always humorous. Except on the occasions that it's not. Ah, geez. Look, it's a lot of things, okay? You might like it, is the point.

Raiders Of The Lost Outdoor Gear Catalogue

January 14, 2013

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So as many of you may know, I part-time, sometimes, in my extra time, do some modeling.  Now I know what you’re thinking: “Wow, Byronic Man is so cool and glamorous!  He’s like James Bond and Jimmy Page and Indiana Jones and George Clooney and, I don’t know, hell with it, Charlemagne rolled in to […]

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Caption Contest: Bad Dream Senior Pictures Edition

January 13, 2013

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It’s caption contest day!  Hurray! You all know how this works: ponder the odd majesty of the image below and leave your best caption; next week I’ll present the finalists for voting. Some images are just weird.  Some you can tell were caught at just the wrong moment.  Then there are the ones that you […]

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Winter Blues Got You Down And Don’t Know Where To Turn? You Should “Ask Sexy Stalin!”

January 10, 2013

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It can get depressing right now, as we head in to the darkest part of the year (yes, I know technically the days are getting longer – tell that to reality).  Or, if you’re in Australia, it’s probably a little depressing that it’s 400 degrees and the entire country is on fire.  But for whatever’s […]

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Viva La Revolution! (With Extra Dipping Sauce)

January 3, 2013

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“Join the Take ‘N Bake Revolution!” – Papa Murphy’s Pizza flyer left at our house. Day 152: I know we must continue to work in the shadows, but at times my rage is barely containable.  I watch these people deceived by the mindless convenience of the oppressive “delivery” system under which we toil.  It pains […]

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Hey, Remember How You Wanted To Travel More in 2012? Well, There’s Still Time! Come With Me On A Little Excursion!

December 31, 2012

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Well, it’s New Year’s Eve, and you know what that means – it means I recently looked at my pathetically incomplete list of resolutions for 2012 and got seriously depressed. But maybe that’s because my resolutions were all wrong.  For a look at how to do resolutions right, please head over to my guest post […]

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Resolution #14: Come Up With More Clever Blog Post Titles

December 27, 2012

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Resolutions For 2013 1. Eat entire sandwich, get “I finished the Heart-Buster” shirt and face of Wall Of Fame. 2. Finish “Resolutions For 2012” (note to self – probably exclude #3: Finish “Resolutions For 2011”) 3. Learn in-laws’ names. 4. Read every blog on the Internet and leave thoughtful comments daily. 5. Learn to slow […]

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A Special Holiday Message From The Byronic Man

December 24, 2012

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Holy Sheet: A Holiday Giveaway… The Winners

December 21, 2012

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And so it’s all come to this.  There have been vlogs.  Photoshopping.  Cartoons.  Posing with cookies.  All in the name of “real holidays”. Well, that and in the name of winning.  Winning what, you wonder, because you’ve somehow forgotten despite our constant reminders?  An amazing, wonderful prize – the chance to go to bed with […]

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